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jeffedwards
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#80 in the SC section says:
A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that much of the currently uncrotrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes from the incineration of wastes.
So first of I saw that the word dioxins is plural, so the accompanying verb should follow that....come
Then I saw the word much...hmmm....are dioxins countable. I said no. The 12th Edition OG says that they are countable (requiring many). I don't understand this rule.
So I understand, a dioxin is an individual chemical compound (C4H4O2 to be exact), but hey rice which has individual rice grains is considered a non-countable item (https://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/noununcount.htm)...and so is water which is another compound (H20).
So why are Dioxins countable? Is it because I say Dioxins are? That actually might make some sense. I was going to continue rambling, which I kind of still am, and talk about how air is similar, but you always say air is. Air is considered a mass, same with water. You don't say air are or water are. Could that be any help.
Point is, I just don't want to miss simple questions on the test. Please help me learn this rule.
A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that much of the currently uncrotrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes from the incineration of wastes.
So first of I saw that the word dioxins is plural, so the accompanying verb should follow that....come
Then I saw the word much...hmmm....are dioxins countable. I said no. The 12th Edition OG says that they are countable (requiring many). I don't understand this rule.
So I understand, a dioxin is an individual chemical compound (C4H4O2 to be exact), but hey rice which has individual rice grains is considered a non-countable item (https://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/noununcount.htm)...and so is water which is another compound (H20).
So why are Dioxins countable? Is it because I say Dioxins are? That actually might make some sense. I was going to continue rambling, which I kind of still am, and talk about how air is similar, but you always say air is. Air is considered a mass, same with water. You don't say air are or water are. Could that be any help.
Point is, I just don't want to miss simple questions on the test. Please help me learn this rule.
